English Dictionary: mildew | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for mildew | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mildew \Mil"dew\, n. [AS. melede[a0]w; akin to OHG. militou, G. mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip honey. See {Mellifluous}, and {Dew}.] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mildewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mildewing}.] To taint with mildew. He . . . mildews the white wheat. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. i. To become tainted with mildew. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mildew (the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "to be yellow," yellowness), the result of cutting east winds blighting and thus rendering the grain unproductive (Deut. 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chr. 6:28). |